Step 1: General introduction

上海龙凤1314The grammar in this unit focuses on linking verbs. You’ll review what a linking verb’s function is in a sentence and what verbs can be used as linking verbs. You are expected to apply the rules you have learnt to complete some written tasks.

Step 2: Exercises:

上海龙凤1314Fill in the blanks with proper linking verbs:

上海龙凤13141. Wood ___ hard.

2. The exercise ___ easy, but in fact it’s very hard.

3. Don’t you think the music of the song ___ beautiful?

上海龙凤13144. The old man ___ poor in the old days, but now he’s ___ rich on hare.

上海龙凤13145. Most leaves begin to ___yellow in autumn.

6. The fish ___good; the children like it very much.

上海龙凤13147. The girl’s face ___red when she heard his words.

上海龙凤13148. It’s true ___ that parents ___ old when children grow up.

Keys:

1. looks 2. seems 3. sounds 4. looked; been

5. turn/get 6. tastes 7. turned 8. to find; become

Step 3: Explanation and practice:

A linking verb is a word used to connect the subject of a sentence to further information about the state which the subject is in. The most common linking verb is “to be (be/am/is/are/was/were/been)”

1. Let’s look at Part A on page 41. Please read the passage and underline all the linking verbs at the same time.

Answers

上海龙凤1314A feel; is; seems; are; is;

上海龙凤1314was; seemed; is; felt; be;

were; stayed; become; am; am; proved

2. Now, please turn to Part B on page 41. Please replace the underlined words with the words given in the box.

Answers

上海龙凤1314B 1 proved/seemed/appeared 2 appeared/seemed 3 feel

上海龙凤13144 stayed/remained 5 remained/stayed 6 seemed

上海龙凤1314For reference

上海龙凤1314More explanation of linking verbs:

连系动词看似简单，实则是中学英语中的重要语法项目，同时，也是历届高考考查的重点和热点。

一、用法

连系动词本身有一定的词义，但不能独立作谓语，必须与表语一起构成谓语。表语通常由名词、形容词，或相当于名词或形容词的词或短语等充当，说明主语是什么或怎么样。

上海龙凤1314二、分类

1. “存在”类：表示存在或具有某种特征或状态。这类连系动词强调“存在”。常见的有：be(是)，look(看起来)，feel(摸上去)，seem(似乎是)，appear(似乎、显得)，prove(证明是)，smell(闻起来)，taste(尝起来)，sound(听起来)等。例如：

　　The story sounds true.

　　Those oranges taste good.

上海龙凤13142. “持续”类：表示某种情况或状态的持续。这类连系动词强调“持续”。常见的有：remain(依然)，keep(保持)，stay(保持)，continue(继续、仍旧)，stand(处于某状况或情形)等。例如：

上海龙凤1314-Why don't you put the meat in the fridge?

-It will stay fresh for several days.

上海龙凤1314　　It's already ten in the morning. The store remains closed. What's the matter?

3. “变化”类：表示由一种情况或状态变化成另一种情况或状态。这类连系动词强调“变化”后的情况或状态。常见的有：become(变成)， turn(变成)， grow(变得)， go(变得)等。例如：

　　Put the fish in the fridge, or it will go bad in hot weather.

三、注意事项

上海龙凤13141. 有些连系动词通常不用于被动语态和进行时态中。如：feel，taste等词。例如：

上海龙凤1314　　-Do you like the material?

　　-Yes, it feels very soft.

上海龙凤13142. 一般情况下，连系动词主要跟形容词或分词作表语。例如：

上海龙凤1314　 Be careful when you cross this very busy street. If not, you may get run over by a car.

3. 能跟名词作表语的连系动词常见的有：be, become, appear, seem, prove, remain和turn等。注意：turn后跟(表示主语身份的)名词作表语时，不加冠词。例如：

　　Twenty years later, he turned teacher.

上海龙凤1314　　The population growth in China remains a problem.

上海龙凤13144. 连系动词也可跟不定式(to do / to be)，常见的有： appear, seem, remain, prove, look等。例如：

　　Having a trip abroad is certainly good for the old couple, but it remains to be seen whether they will enjoy it.

　　On the long journey, Peter proved to be a most interesting guide. We all had a wonderful time.

上海龙凤1314For reference

常用连系动词

1. be

1) She is a nurse. 她是一名护士。

上海龙凤13142) I am an engineer. 我是一名工程师。

上海龙凤13143) Ben and Paul are farmers. 本和保罗是农民。

2. become

1) He became a member of the football club a year ago. 他一年前成为这个足球俱乐部成员。

2) It's becoming much more expensive to travel abroad. 现在出国旅行的费用贵得多了。

3) Gordan has become a famous man. 乔丹已成为名人。

3. look

上海龙凤13141) You’re not looking quite yourself; You’re looking ill. 你看上去不对劲，像是生病了。

2) You look as if you slept badly. 你看来像是睡眠不足。

3) It looks like rain. 天像是要下雨的样子。

4. get

上海龙凤13141) She will soon get better. 她不久就会康复的。

2) On the way back to hotel, he got lost. 在回旅馆的路上，他迷路了。

3) It's getting warmer and warmer. 天越来越暖和了。

5. grow

1) It grew cold. 天气变冷了。

2) It began to grow dark. 天渐渐暗了。

3) My mother grows older. 我母亲越来越老了。

6. feel

1) This material feels soft. 这种料子摸起来很柔软。

上海龙凤13142) You will feel better after a night's sleep. 经过一夜的睡眠你会觉得好些。

上海龙凤13143) He feels confident of success. 他对成功感到有信心。

7. turn

上海龙凤13141) His hair has turned grey. 他的头发花白了。

上海龙凤13142) Leaves turn brown in autumn. 秋天树叶变黄了。

3) The test paper turned blue. 试纸变成蓝色。

8. remain

1) The problem remained unsolved until last year. 问题到去年才解决。

上海龙凤13142) He remained silent. 他仍然沉默。

3) The temperature remains constant while the ice melts. 当冰融化时，温度保持不变。

9. seem

上海龙凤13141) Things far off seem (to be) small. 远处之物看上去小些。

2) What seems easy to some people seems difficult to others. 某些人觉得容易的事，别的人可能觉得困难。

3) The child seems to be asleep. 这孩子好像睡着了。

10. appear

1) This recorder appears (to be) simple in structure. 这台录音机看来似乎结构简单。

上海龙凤13142) Why does she appear so sad? 她为何显得如此悲伤？

3) He appears to have many friends. 他似乎有许多朋友。

11. keep

上海龙凤13141) Keep quiet, please! 请保持安静!

上海龙凤13142) Keep cool! 保持冷静!

3) I hope you are keeping well. 我希望你保持健康。

12. come

上海龙凤13141) The little girl’s dream has come true. 小女孩的梦想实现了。

上海龙凤13142) It comes easily with practice. 一经练习就很容易。

上海龙凤13143) Everything will come all right in the end. 一切问题终会解决。

13. go

1) Something has gone wrong with the car. 车出毛病了。

2) Fish soon goes bad in hot weather. 鱼在热天不久就变坏了。

3) The children went wild with excitement. 孩子们兴奋得发狂。

上海龙凤131414. seem, appear后面常跟to be。

高考链接

上海龙凤13141. The traffic lights __________ green and I pulled away. (2006广东)

A. came B. grew C. got D. went

2. One of the best ways for people to keep fit is to______ healthy eating habits. (2006湖北)

A. grow B develop C. increase D. raise

上海龙凤13143. -- I was wondering if we could go skiing on the weekend.

-- _______good. (2006湖北)

A. Sound B. Sounded C. Sounding D. Sounds

上海龙凤13144. Someone who lacks staying power and perseverance is unlikely to ___ a good researcher. (2006山东)

A. make B. turn C. get D. grow

上海龙凤13145. In the dark forests ________, some large enough to hold several English towns. (2005辽宁)

A. stand many lakes　　　　B. lie many lakes

C. many lakes lie　　　　 D. many lakes stand

上海龙凤13146. Having a trip abroad is certainly good for the old couple, but it remains ____whether they will enjoy it. (2002全国)

A. to see B. to be seen C. seeing D. seen

7. The water _____ cool when I jumped into the pool for morning exercise. (2006全国)

A. was felt B. is felt C. felt D. feels

8. Why don’t you put the meat in the fridge? It will _____ fresh for several days. (2003全国)

A. be stayed B. stay C. be staying D. have stayed

上海龙凤13149. The pilot asked all the passengers on board to remain _____ as the plane was making a landing. (2004上海春)

上海龙凤1314A. seat 　B. seating　C. seated　D. to be seating

10. Be careful when you cross this very busy street. If not, you may _____ run over by a car. (2002北京)

上海龙凤1314A. have　　 B. get 　 C. become　　 D. passed

11. Happy birthday, Alice. So you have _____ twenty-one already. (2004天津)

上海龙凤1314A. become B. turned　　 C. grown　D. passed

上海龙凤131412. Sarah, hurry up. I’m afraid you can’t have time to _____ before the party. (2004全国Ⅱ)

A. get changed　　　　　　B. get change

C. get changing　　　　　　D. get to change

13. On hearing the news of the accident in the coal mine, she _____ pale. (2004湖北)

上海龙凤1314A. got　 B. changed　C. went　D. appeared

上海龙凤131414. The flowers _____ sweet in the botanic garden attract the visitors to the beauty of nature. (2004上海)

上海龙凤1314A. to smell B. smelling C. smelt D. to be smelt

15.-Owe! I’ve burned myself!

上海龙凤1314-How did you do that?

上海龙凤1314-I _____ a hot pot. (2005浙江)

上海龙凤1314A. touched　　 B. kept　　C. felt　　D. held

答案：1-5 DBDAB 6-10 BCBCB 11-15 BACBA

Step 4: Consolidation:　

上海龙凤1314I. Multiple choice:

1. What he said sounds_______. (1993上海)

A. nicely B. pleasantly C. friendly D. wonderfully

上海龙凤13142. We don’t care if a hunting dog smells _____, but we really don’t want him to smell_____. (1995上海)

A. well, well B. bad, bad C. well, badly D. badly, bad

3. He turned ____ ten years ago but later he became _____.

上海龙凤1314A. a teacher; a doctor B. teacher; doctor

上海龙凤1314C. teacher; a doctor D. a teacher; doctor

上海龙凤13144. The dog _____lost yesterday.

A. got B. became C. turned D. fall

上海龙凤13145. The old man must have ____ mad.

A. gone B. turned C. fallen D. driven

6. I felt ____ that I should leave.

A. strong B. strongly C. to be strong D. very strong

7. -Do you like the material?

上海龙凤1314-Yes, it _____ very soft. (1994全国)

A. is feeling　 　B. felt　　 C. feels　　 D. is felt

上海龙凤13148. I am afraid the weather will _____ hot for a few days.

A. last B. be lasted C. stay D. be stayed

9. Although he has taken a lot of medicine, his health _____ poor. (2002春上海)

上海龙凤1314A. proves B. remains C. maintains D. continues

上海龙凤131410. I love to go to the seaside in summer. It _____ good to lie in the sun or swim in the cool sea.

上海龙凤1314A. does　 　B. feels　　 C. gets　　D. makes

上海龙凤1314II. Translation (using link-verbs):

1. 她闻了闻肉，看看是否还新鲜。

上海龙凤1314_______________________________________________________________________________

2. 当学生整理东西时，老师让他们保持安静。

上海龙凤1314_______________________________________________________________________________

3. 我们的国家正变得越来越强大了。

_______________________________________________________________________________

4. 当夏天到来时，天气变得越来越热。

上海龙凤1314_______________________________________________________________________________

上海龙凤13145. 我上次过生日已满五十岁。

上海龙凤1314_______________________________________________________________________________

Keys:

I. 1-5 CDCAA 6-10 BCCBB

II.

上海龙凤13141. She smelled the meat to make sure it still smelled good.

2. The teacher asked the students to keep quite hen they were keeping everything in order.

3. Our country is becoming stronger and stronger.

上海龙凤13144. When summer comes, it is getting hotter and hotter.

5. I turned fifty on my last birthday.